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this provides us. back in 2008 and 2009 when everybody had the tremendous financial crisis and the collapse in the collapsing of economic output, we steamed ahead in canada with our so- called stimulus program and economic access plan where we identified thousands of projects we wanted to continue. because we wanted to do it quickly, we did shortcuts around regulatory processes. we took a risk. in 19 -- 19 -- 99 put 9% of cases, it made no difference that be made the short cuts. we found smoother processes with in the country. i would hope -- there is nothing like an emergency to tell you whether a process is necessary. >> absolutely. there is another thing that has been important to you that i want to ask you about. that is the detroit bridge. a ballot measure that would require a constitutional amendment failed. why is it important enough to canada that you agreed to pay your share and our share? in terms of individual projects between canada and the united states, it is the biggest economic relation
this provides us. back in 2008 and 2009 when everybody had the tremendous financial crisis and the collapse in the collapsing of economic output, we steamed ahead in canada with our so- called stimulus program and economic access plan where we identified thousands of projects we wanted to continue. because we wanted to do it quickly, we did shortcuts around regulatory processes. we took a risk. in 19 -- 19 -- 99 put 9% of cases, it made no difference that be made the short cuts. we found...
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the chaplain: let us pray. eternal father, our shelter in the time of storm, bless the senators who are preparing to leave and those who are coming. as we turn to a new chapter in our nation's history, we ask for your guidance. we need you to guide us through the through the labyrinthine seasons of history, for we are weak but you are mighty. lord, guide us with your faithful hands, becoming for this great land our strength and shield. strengthen our weakness, comfort us in trouble and distress, and empower us to fight the good fight of faith. we pray in the name of him who is the way, the truth, and the life. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c., november 13, 2012. to the senate: un
the chaplain: let us pray. eternal father, our shelter in the time of storm, bless the senators who are preparing to leave and those who are coming. as we turn to a new chapter in our nation's history, we ask for your guidance. we need you to guide us through the through the labyrinthine seasons of history, for we are weak but you are mighty. lord, guide us with your faithful hands, becoming for this great land our strength and shield. strengthen our weakness, comfort us in trouble and...
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give us that. we could target and transform the program to make certain those go to the most needy, not those that are able to game the system. would have how those type of reforms the iphone offering the amendment on the floor to start the process, but if are going to do a farm bill should include fundamental discussion on bases we can improve. for people with changing the program and we hear tremendous suggestions again from multiple states, folks on the front lines in saying this is what we need, we can do a better job. if we have that opportunity, we can work to fargo, that will be part of that discussion. like any other entitlements that is coming from this administration, yeah, we can spend $80 billion a year and we don't want to reform the. this administration says they don't want to reform the, the senate republicans have done a great job but hopefully that will be a battle if and when we get to conference over what's in the bill, which is $800 billion for food stamps out of a trillion doll
give us that. we could target and transform the program to make certain those go to the most needy, not those that are able to game the system. would have how those type of reforms the iphone offering the amendment on the floor to start the process, but if are going to do a farm bill should include fundamental discussion on bases we can improve. for people with changing the program and we hear tremendous suggestions again from multiple states, folks on the front lines in saying this is what we...
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which, by the way, uses 93% of the energy that's used by the federal government, which is the largest user of energy in this country. as our current chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general dempsey, has said, without improving our energy security we are not merely standing still as a nation, we are falling behind. let's be clear. energy security is national security. and our military leadership understands this. other countries, including some of our strongest competitors, also understand this and we ignore this fact at our own peril. i saw some of the innovations that the navy has adopted earlier this year when i chaired a hearing for the energy subcommittee on water and power down in norfolk aboard the uss kersarge. the purpose was to highlight the advancements the navy continues to make in harnessing renewable energy resources. up with of those resources i saw is homegrown -- homegrown biofuels. and the navy recently demonstrated the capability of advanced biofuels during massive exercise that featured a carrier strike group, was highlighted by an f-18 traveling twice the spe
which, by the way, uses 93% of the energy that's used by the federal government, which is the largest user of energy in this country. as our current chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general dempsey, has said, without improving our energy security we are not merely standing still as a nation, we are falling behind. let's be clear. energy security is national security. and our military leadership understands this. other countries, including some of our strongest competitors, also understand...
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thank you for joining us today. this is all this is going to work we are going to have the panel each talk for about 20 minutes and i may ask questions as we go along but we are going to leave plenty of time for questions from the audience as you are listening to the panelists please keep in mind we will have microphones the will go round leader so you can have a nice and spirited discussion. with about i'm going to start with alfonso and open up with you. thanks. >> thank you for the opportunity to be with you this morning. certainly i think there has been since the election some change in the political landscape when it comes to latinos and immigration and i am encouraged by that and i'm optimistic. i think next year we may actually get something done that is constructive on the issue. and talking about immigration it is kind of hard not to talk about the politics of it because frankly i believe that if we haven't been able to achieve immigration reform it's because of the politics, not because of the american peo
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it is what makes us americans. we have a question down here. >> mabey if you could ask your question and then ask both of them and we will try to take them. >> i'm a comedian working in the u.s. on an h-1b visa, a process that i wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. and compared to my weisel when i was in singapore it was approved overnight. my question is how would you address the reform for those that want to come to the u.s. to work? and i would agree on the point that the emphasis here is on the work in the american tradition what we have to only get a job in which case i wouldn't be doubled to be here and i would point to the cato institute that mentions the market based signal on the economy and to boost wages for all levels? thank you very much. >> go ahead and ask the question and we will address both of them >> it has to be a democrat so my question is different from him. i wanted to get more to the political sphere how can the republican party become a party again the way it was during ronald reagan? i feel th
it is what makes us americans. we have a question down here. >> mabey if you could ask your question and then ask both of them and we will try to take them. >> i'm a comedian working in the u.s. on an h-1b visa, a process that i wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. and compared to my weisel when i was in singapore it was approved overnight. my question is how would you address the reform for those that want to come to the u.s. to work? and i would agree on the point that the emphasis...
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not us. the senate used to be a nocturnal place because majority leaders of both parties would use the fatigue factor to grind down opposition coming from a few people. we almost never do that. don't get me wrong. i say to my friend i am not defending the way this place has been run the last two years. it has been embarrassing. i have to apologize to my constituents for the way the place is run. we have the same rules in earlier congresses and didn't have the same problem and we have always had a few members on each side who wanted to exercise every one of their rights. i remember when i got here, senator metzenbaum from ohio, would read every bill. he was a big problem. we didn't try to change the rules. we worked this place. and so look, what the majority leader continues to leave out is not only the rule he wants to change but the way he wants to change it. the way he wants to change it. he wants to establish the precedent that 51 senators can change the rules anytime they want to to take
not us. the senate used to be a nocturnal place because majority leaders of both parties would use the fatigue factor to grind down opposition coming from a few people. we almost never do that. don't get me wrong. i say to my friend i am not defending the way this place has been run the last two years. it has been embarrassing. i have to apologize to my constituents for the way the place is run. we have the same rules in earlier congresses and didn't have the same problem and we have always had...
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to use 40 years ago, 50 years ago. we can sit at our laptop and harvest disinformation. >> with the reporting you have a ton of information these curators can provide any amount of information, how reliable is the information? is it based upon actual reporting? >> two key points have to be made. there is a brilliant material that is being well reported according to the standards if you and i worked. >> how do you know that? >> because i have been told. [laughter] >> on the other hand, the implication of your question is absolutely correct. we don't know often when something comes across on the internet we have no way of knowing what its provenance is, we have no way of knowing what the intention, with the goal is of the people that are putting that out there. and i will tell you something i learned the other day from one of these talks. it had nothing to do with me. these ted talks. [laughter] it was on the subject of google, and the speaker was making the point that he is what would be called progressive and he said a
to use 40 years ago, 50 years ago. we can sit at our laptop and harvest disinformation. >> with the reporting you have a ton of information these curators can provide any amount of information, how reliable is the information? is it based upon actual reporting? >> two key points have to be made. there is a brilliant material that is being well reported according to the standards if you and i worked. >> how do you know that? >> because i have been told. [laughter]...
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they have no right to use it. had they used it and made a and ask her money. we can get you those numbers. we actually in a hearing this spring, we asked fha, we said it appears to us that you're going to become insolvent within a matter of months. and they said they did not believe that was the case. fannie and freddie found out without a month it is not a problem they were bankrupt. that is why this government doesn't need to operate in a circumstance that when we had a downturn, and was totally fall apart. that is why government should be late people. there should be a reserve. there should be money for a rainy day. and as you know, we've been in somewhat of a non-soon. >> the other question was about every document we got, i mean, they have access to that. we sent them a draft i think about a month ago and they sent some feed like. i know that i think ranking member capuano said yesterday they have additional comments and we welcome those. as i said, the purpose was to generate discussion. if the proper things to add to this, we welcome their input. [inaud
they have no right to use it. had they used it and made a and ask her money. we can get you those numbers. we actually in a hearing this spring, we asked fha, we said it appears to us that you're going to become insolvent within a matter of months. and they said they did not believe that was the case. fannie and freddie found out without a month it is not a problem they were bankrupt. that is why this government doesn't need to operate in a circumstance that when we had a downturn, and was...
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some of us have been observing us for a long time. we have made many visits and many briefings which are deeply concerning. so i hope that you will, in your assessment, and in your ability to take into consideration seriously our ability to complete the message. that is a stable afghanistan that is able to defend itself over time. frankly, i'm not sure that is the case today. i am not sure if we start drawing down immediately that we may be able to achieve that goal. we have sacrificed a lot, as you know far better than i do. we are going to want to have an assessment as to whether this mission can actually succeed or not. i thank you for your willingness to serve. >> i thank you, senator mccain. >> senator? >> yes, i would like to begin by expressing my confidence in general bumpers, in every sense of the word, his integrity and his respect. the greatest award in the marine corps for leadership is to give someone command. the general has commanded battalions and regiments and he was commanding general of the first expeditionary force
some of us have been observing us for a long time. we have made many visits and many briefings which are deeply concerning. so i hope that you will, in your assessment, and in your ability to take into consideration seriously our ability to complete the message. that is a stable afghanistan that is able to defend itself over time. frankly, i'm not sure that is the case today. i am not sure if we start drawing down immediately that we may be able to achieve that goal. we have sacrificed a lot,...
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those are examples where i think you want us to use this statute. this is a statute that congress gave us in 1939 to prohibit unfair deceptive acts or practices. >> wyndham case is fair example. it didn't protect their credit card data. >> what we allege, yes. >> 500,000 credit card numbers ended up in the hands of a russian company. >> can neither confirm or deny that. that is certainly the allegation. i don't think even they deny it. >> i guess you brought that. >> involving multiple hacks. not first time or second time. perhaps as many as three. >> one thing i wonder about, one criticism of the ftc you didn't do anything to google for their overcollection of wi-fi information and i don't know how much you can say about that by that, part of the problem there was they didn't say they wouldn't do it. so it wasn't deceptive. they never said i'm not going to collect everybody's information over wi-fi. >> so you can't say much about investigations except that we try to be balanced. not every allegation of unfairness by competitor or by consumer group
those are examples where i think you want us to use this statute. this is a statute that congress gave us in 1939 to prohibit unfair deceptive acts or practices. >> wyndham case is fair example. it didn't protect their credit card data. >> what we allege, yes. >> 500,000 credit card numbers ended up in the hands of a russian company. >> can neither confirm or deny that. that is certainly the allegation. i don't think even they deny it. >> i guess you brought that....
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use these modern tools, but use them well. because otherwise as murrow once said, it's all just lights and wires in a box. so that's it for now. i marvin kalb and quoting murrow once again, goodnight, and good luck. [applause] >> you have been warned. this is your time to ask questions. there are two microphones. i see one over there and one over here. if you get up to ask a question, that's going to be fine. please identify yourself. and the idea is to ask a question. [laughter] don't make a speech because i will cut you off. i will be very nasty. why do we start here on the right, please, go ahead. >> how are you doing, old friends? days from the state department. can use us the coverage of the israeli-palestinian conflict? isn't there who is doing the best chocolates and are the wars and horse in africa, asia less important because they don't get coverage? >> let me take the second half of that question the first. there has been a war going on in congo for well over 10 years now. it has cost more than 5 million lives spent
use these modern tools, but use them well. because otherwise as murrow once said, it's all just lights and wires in a box. so that's it for now. i marvin kalb and quoting murrow once again, goodnight, and good luck. [applause] >> you have been warned. this is your time to ask questions. there are two microphones. i see one over there and one over here. if you get up to ask a question, that's going to be fine. please identify yourself. and the idea is to ask a question. [laughter] don't...
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i think we could use a second man. maybe by march of next year because i think the workload is going to be really, really hard for one man. in those days, they were the clerks. rehnquist then petitions saying, i could come earlier. i'd like to be there in january. jackson says, okay, come in january. basically, that was it. rehnquist kind of right man, right time, the timing was perfect, and rehnquist drives this little studio -- studebaker out to washington, no heater, and gets caught in a blizzard, but he gets there, and he shows up at the court, and he actually starts working, which he's -- he's in awe of the supreme court and the corinthian columns in the great place he's now in. >> host: right. that's a really big break for him. obviously, he proved himself academically, very smart, got into the schools he applied to, but he's the crucial move with justice jackson, but it also leads to something that haunts him for the rest of his career. that has to do with the memos in the brown v. board of education case. >> gu
i think we could use a second man. maybe by march of next year because i think the workload is going to be really, really hard for one man. in those days, they were the clerks. rehnquist then petitions saying, i could come earlier. i'd like to be there in january. jackson says, okay, come in january. basically, that was it. rehnquist kind of right man, right time, the timing was perfect, and rehnquist drives this little studio -- studebaker out to washington, no heater, and gets caught in a...
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most of us seem to recognize it. i don't think the republicans have a sense that their base is shrinking and that they will be reduced to a regional political base if they don't embrace the fact that asians, latinos, any other group you can think of, -- [inaudible] and by the way 14,. [inaudible] my question is what will it take and i'm not in a position to do this but to recognize this demographic shift is not necessarily keeping pace with change? >> back to me again. [laughter] >> republicans on the next panel which is coming up in 10 minutes. ralph reed who has the faith and freedom group will be here as well jim pinkerton and they will be talking about a lot of those republican issues. more republicans than democrats. >> i would just say that, don't forget the majority in congress. the american people, and there still remains a gop majority in the congress. >> let's take one more to add to that. i don't want to confuse radio talkshow hosts with the country at large. radio talkshow hosts get and maintain their aud
most of us seem to recognize it. i don't think the republicans have a sense that their base is shrinking and that they will be reduced to a regional political base if they don't embrace the fact that asians, latinos, any other group you can think of, -- [inaudible] and by the way 14,. [inaudible] my question is what will it take and i'm not in a position to do this but to recognize this demographic shift is not necessarily keeping pace with change? >> back to me again. [laughter] >>...
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can you use the microphone please? >> we've already touched on a lot of these plans already but i was curious if you would be willing to engage in a little wednesday morning quarter backing. and analyze the romney campaign in the answer the question could he have won what could he have done differently? i had the impression that he was narrow in his approach and kept coming back to his business experience in economics and how he could help in that regard but it seemed like he was reluctant to go off in the direction keeping his message very narrow and i just wonder if you are to serve as a consultant what you would have done and if you think over the next weeks and months his campaign is going to be viewed as an abysmal failure because he did things wrong just curious about your reaction to that. >> who wants to take that first? >> the abysmal failure part will be for a lot of people on the right i think it was about as abysmally fielder netz john kerry. it's identical races and the difference between romney losing and
can you use the microphone please? >> we've already touched on a lot of these plans already but i was curious if you would be willing to engage in a little wednesday morning quarter backing. and analyze the romney campaign in the answer the question could he have won what could he have done differently? i had the impression that he was narrow in his approach and kept coming back to his business experience in economics and how he could help in that regard but it seemed like he was...
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the sanctions make us stronger. the sanctions make us self-sufficient. he has a long litany describing how the sanctions in effect something ultimately will turn iran into its benefit. now he is is saying the sanctions are brutal and the truth is, they are brutal. you look what is happening in the iranian energy area, not only the fact that they're able to sell, you know, less than 50% of what they were selling before. it is that their production, their output is down from over 4 million barrels a day to 2.6 million barrels a day. part of the reason for that is precisely because of the sanctions, the inability to continue to invest in the energy infrastructure, the inability to continue to pump and store oil as they shut down oil fields that may not be so easy for them to recoup. you look what is happening to the currency, the devaluation. there are some estimates that the currency is being devalued by half every two months. think about what that means. it means that what you're buying, when you go and you buy something it costs you twice as much. it mea
the sanctions make us stronger. the sanctions make us self-sufficient. he has a long litany describing how the sanctions in effect something ultimately will turn iran into its benefit. now he is is saying the sanctions are brutal and the truth is, they are brutal. you look what is happening in the iranian energy area, not only the fact that they're able to sell, you know, less than 50% of what they were selling before. it is that their production, their output is down from over 4 million...
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us, that's one thing. and i think also the rhetoric of attack and divide and class warfare which my, the incumbent senator frequently entertains, is not productive to bring people across the aisle to work together. so i would focus on issues of importance to the country, and i think evidence of it is that the debt is one of them. all we have to look at is the simpson-bowles commission which was made up of members of both parties. clearly, that's an issue where agreement that it's a serious issue, and it must be addressed. second, you must stop having people go to washington who immediately go down there and try to get reelected and forget about the public interest for their own interest. and that's why i have said that if elected, i would serve one term. >> moderator: mr. moss? moss: i couldn't agree more with mr. macgovern. in fact, i remind the audience that my first of ten proposed bills is single term of office to replace professional career politicians. the gridlock is make believe to lead the people
us, that's one thing. and i think also the rhetoric of attack and divide and class warfare which my, the incumbent senator frequently entertains, is not productive to bring people across the aisle to work together. so i would focus on issues of importance to the country, and i think evidence of it is that the debt is one of them. all we have to look at is the simpson-bowles commission which was made up of members of both parties. clearly, that's an issue where agreement that it's a serious...
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and those of us in the south who have a history where poll taxes were used to restrict voters, what you, in effect, have by having these extensive lines, if you are -- work on an hourly basis or can only get off a bit of time and -- you can't afford to wait three and four and five hours in line to vote. this legislation, the fair, accurate, secure and timely voting act of 2012, the so-called fast act, creates a competitive grant program to encourage states to aggressively pursue election reforms. it would provide incentives for states like virginia to invest in practices and technology designed to expedite voting at the polls and simplify voter registration. the fast voting act addresses this issue in a responsible way. it doesn't add new mandates. it authorizes simply additional resources for those states which start up -- step up with commonsense reforms to make voting faster and more accessible to voters. this is a relatively very small program but a few dollars spent to both increase the process, increase the number of voting machines at those polling places that are so restricted w
and those of us in the south who have a history where poll taxes were used to restrict voters, what you, in effect, have by having these extensive lines, if you are -- work on an hourly basis or can only get off a bit of time and -- you can't afford to wait three and four and five hours in line to vote. this legislation, the fair, accurate, secure and timely voting act of 2012, the so-called fast act, creates a competitive grant program to encourage states to aggressively pursue election...
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both of which concern all of us. i have been working with the administration to ensure that those detention policies are not harmfullharmful interpreted. but the law itself remains a problem. several of my colleagues including the senator from kentucky and senator feinstein have suggested changes to the law that will help repair the flawed policies enacted last year. i've also crafted my own legislation working with the ranking member on the house armed services committee, congressman adam smith from washington, to repair some of the harm that i believe was done in last year's ndaa. i've filed that bill to this year's ndaa as amendment 3115, along with the chairman of the senate judiciary committee, senator leahy. inow, senators feinstein and pal have a similar but slightly different approach to resolving the problems created by the detainee provisions passed last year. their there are efforts under way to ensure that whatever passage we take is supported by the greatest number of members possible and i look forward
both of which concern all of us. i have been working with the administration to ensure that those detention policies are not harmfullharmful interpreted. but the law itself remains a problem. several of my colleagues including the senator from kentucky and senator feinstein have suggested changes to the law that will help repair the flawed policies enacted last year. i've also crafted my own legislation working with the ranking member on the house armed services committee, congressman adam...